carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
even if not; even without
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
grotesque; disgusting; gross
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
final; eventual; ultimate
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to succeed; to bear fruit
jack of all trades, master of none
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to use and then throw away
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
hit-and-run tactics; striking and immediately retreating
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to